February 1893: Nyasaland Districts is now known as British Central Africa, under the administration of the British South Africa Company. 1894: Yengar is annexed to Ethiopia. 23 January 1894: Foundation of the North Zambesia protectorate by the union of Barotseland and the new protectorate of Bemba. Foundation of the South Zambesia protectorate by the union of the protectorates of Mashonaland and Matabeleland. 11 April 1894: The British protectorate over Buganda is effective, and extended to Ankole, Bunyoro-Kitara and Tooro on 30 June 1896. November 1894: Walayta is annexed to Ethiopia. 1895: Antakarana is annexed to Madagascar. First mention of the Kingdom of Bukerewe, in Tanzania. 3 May 1895: Foundation of the British protectorate of Rhodesia by the union of North Zambesia and South Zambesia, under the administration of the British South Africa Company. 1 July 1895: The British colony of East Africa is expanded from territories of Zanzibar and becomes the British East Africa Protectorate. c. 1896: First mention of the Kingdom of Butundwe, in Tanzania. 1896: A German military station is established at Kajaga, in Burundi, rendering effective the control of the region. The German Empire creates the military districts of Tanganyika-Kivu (comprising Rwanda) and Ujiji (comprising Burundi) inside the German East Africa. The next year the station is relocated to Usumbura. 28 January 1896: Sainte-Marie de Madagascar is annexed to Madagascar. 1 March 1896: Ethiopian victory over Italians at Battle of Adowa during the First Italo-Abyssinian war ensures its independence. 30 March 1896: Mayotte is a dependency of Madagascar. 20 May 1896: The Protectorate of Obock becomes French Somaliland. 30 June 1896: Ankole, Bunyoro-Kitiara and Tooro become British protectorates. 6 August 1896: Diégo Suarez and Nossi-Bé are annexed to Madagascar, whose statute is now a French protectorate. 26 October 1896: Italy cease to claim a protectorate over Ethiopia. 14 November 1896: Kooki is annexed to Buganda. 28 February 1897: Madagascar becomes a colony. 20 July 1897: Monarchy is abolished in AmaGaza, after attempts beginning from 28 December 1895. 10 September 1897: Kafa is annexed to Ethiopia. 1898: Sheka is annexed to Ethiopia. 19 July 1898: Foundation of the Sultanate of Uhehe by the union of the Kingdoms of Ilole, Lungemba, Nguluhe, Udongwe and Usangu. 1899: The military district of Usumbura, including Burundi and Rwanda, is created within the German East Africa. Kazembe becomes a British protectorate administered by the British South Africa Company. 20th century: The monarchy is